चूर्णं च शङ्करायाथ निवेदयति गौतमे
Then, Gautama offers powder to Śaṅkara.
कपे गृहाण तांबूलं प्रयच्छ मम खण्डकान्
O monkey, take the betel and give me the pieces.
अनेकफलभोक्तृआत्वाद्वानरस्तु कथं शुचिः
How can the monkey be pure, being an eater of many fruits?
मद्वाक्यादखिलं शुद्ध्येन्मद्वाक्यादमृतं विषम्
By my word, all is purified; by my word, nectar becomes poison.
मद्वाङ्क्याद्ध्वर्मविज्ञानं मद्वाक्यान्मोक्ष उच्यते
By my word comes knowledge of dharma; by my word, liberation is declared.
अतो गृहाण तांबूलं मम देहि सुखण्डकान्
Therefore, take the betel and give me the good pieces.
तततः पत्राणि संगृह्य तस्मै खण्डान्समर्पयत्
Then, gathering the leaves, he offered the pieces to him.
देवे तु कृततांबूले पार्वती मन्दराचलात्
When the betel was prepared for the god, Pārvatī from Mount Mandara—
देवपादौ ततो नत्वा विनम्रवदनाभवत्
Then, bowing to the feet of the god, she became humble-faced.
त्वदर्थं देवदेवेशि अपराधः कृतो मया
For your sake, O goddess of the gods, I have committed an offense.
यत्त्वां स्वमन्दिरे त्यक्त्वा महदेनो मया कृतम्
That great offense which I committed by leaving you in your own house—
न बभाषे ऽप्येवमुक्ता सारुन्धत्या विनिर्ययौ
She did not speak, even when addressed thus, but departed together with Arundhati.
अथोवाच शिवा तं चगौतम त्वं किमिच्छसि
Then Śivā spoke to him: 'Gautama, what do you desire?'
कृतकृत्यो भवेयं वै भुक्तायां मद्गृहे त्वयि
'I would be fulfilled if you were to eat in my house.'
भोक्ष्यामि त्वद्गृहे विप्र शङ्करानुमतेन वै
'I shall eat in your house, O brāhmaṇa, with Śaṅkara’s approval.'
भोजयामास गिरिजां देवीं चारुन्धतीं तथा
He served food to Girijā, the goddess, and also to Arundhati.
सहानु चरकन्याभिः सहस्राभिर्हरं ययौ
With a thousand daughters of sages, she went to Hara.
संध्योपास्तिमहं कृत्वा ह्यागमिष्ये तवान्तिकम्
'Having performed my twilight worship, I shall come to you.'
संध्यावदनकामास्तु सर्व एव विनिर्गताः
All those desiring to perform the twilight rite went out.
अथोत्तरमुखः शंभुर्न्यास कृत्वा जजाप ह
Then Śambhu, facing north, performed the nyāsa and began to recite.
सर्वैर्नमस्यते यस्तु सर्वैरेव समर्च्यते
He who is worshipped and honored by all—
रचिताञ्जलयः सर्वे त्वामेवैकमुपासिते
With hands joined in reverence, all worshipped you alone.
नमस्कारादिपुण्यानां फलदस्त्वं महेश्वरर
You, O great Lord, are the giver of the fruits of all meritorious acts such as salutations.
तच्छ्रुत्वा शङ्करः प्राह देवदेवं जनार्दनम्
Hearing this, Śaṅkara spoke to Janārdana, the god of gods:
किन्तु नास्तिकजन्तूनां प्रवृत्त्यर्थमिदं मया
'But this was done by me for the sake of engaging those who are atheistic beings.'
तस्माल्लोकोपकारार्थमिदं सर्वं कृतं मया
'Therefore, all this was done by me for the benefit of the world.'
अथ ते गौतमगृहं प्राप्ता देवर्षयस्तदा
Then, at that time, the divine sages arrived at Gautama’s house.
देवो हनूमता सार्द्ध्वं गायन्नास्ते मुनीश्वर
The god, along with Hanumat, remains there singing, O lord of sages.
हनुमत्करमालंब्य देवाभ्यां संगतो हरः
Holding Hanuman's hand, Shiva joined with the two gods.
गायन्नास्ते च हनुमांस्तुंबुरुप्रमुखास्तथा
Hanuman sits singing, as do Tumburu and the others.